Mission RCMP say a 61-year-old taxi driver is recovering after a female passenger assaulted him and stole his vehicle Friday night.
Shortly before 11 pm last night, a taxi driver arrived in the area of Kudo Drive in Mission, where a “dispute arose around the cab fare”.
The passenger a white female in her mid-30s, allegedly stabbed the driver with a needle, then got into the driver’s seat and drove off, “dragging the taxi driver a short distance”.
The taxi driver was able to make it to a nearby residence for help and was taken to hospital for his injuries. The driver has since been released from hospital.
“This was a senseless act of violence over what appears to have been a dispute over a taxi fare,” says Cpl. Harrison Mohr with Mission RCMP.
Officers were able to locate the taxi abandoned on Best Avenue near Cedar Street. With the help of a police dog, officers were led to a residence on Kudo Drive, where a female suspect was detained.
She was later released pending further investigation.
“Our officers are in the process of gathering additional evidence to help confirm the identify of the female. If you saw any part of this – either the altercation with the taxi driver, or the female fleeing from the taxi on Best Avenue, please give us a call,” added Mohr.
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“We would also like to thank drivers and residents in the area for their patience while we were searching for the offender last night. Keeping people out of the area for a short time helped the police dog to get a good track and find important evidence.”
Officers are asking residents in the area of Kudo Drive and Fujino Street, the 32600 and 32700 blocks of Best Avenue, and in the block of Cedar Street north of Best Avenue to check their CCTV footage.
Anyone with information is asked to call Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.